Mr Mugabe is being
represented by Enoch Nyamurima (52), who was residing at Zimbabwe House where
the crime was committed.
A Chitungwiza man appeared
in court yesterday on allegations of stealing property worth $49,982 belonging
to former President Robert Mugabe.
Pepukai Zvakavapano
appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande facing charges of unlawful
entry in aggravating circumstances.
The man pleaded not guilty,
claiming that he had been given the items by Mr Mugabe.
He was remanded to today
for bail ruling.
The prosecutor Ms Francesca
Mukumbiri alleged that sometime during the beginning of March, Zimbabwe House
was supposed to be renovated.
Nyamurima was instructed to
transfer Mr Mugabe's household goods, computers, printers and computer
accessories that were in the house to the former Pollo-Ground where five
shipping containers had been placed for the purpose of securing the goods.
He carried out the
instructions and securely locked all the containers.
On April 3 at around
0200hrs, Zvakavapano was on perimeter guard duty at Zimbabwe House in the
company of his accomplice known as Marega, a private in the Zimbabwe National
Army, who is still at large.
They allegedly connived to
steal property from the containers and broke three padlocks and stole
computers, laptops and computer accessories. Zvakavapano allegedly took out
most of the stolen goods over the precast wall, but was disturbed by other
servicemen on patrol and dumped some of the items and ran away to avoid
detection.
The two allegedly sold the
goods they managed to sneak away with at give-away prices.
On April 10, detectives
came across some of the stolen goods, which were on display for sale in the CBD
and the owner of the shop led them to Voster Chigede who had bought the laptop
from Tawanda Musekiwa who led them to Zvakavapano.
Zvakavapano was arrested
and a search was conducted at his house and some of the stolen goods were recovered.
The detectives also recovered additional items from Takawira Gutsu who had
bought them from Zvakavapano.
The total amount of the
items recovered was $13 215.
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